COMPUTER SET 16

Q1)The person contributing the idea of the stored program was

A. John von Neumann

B. Charles Babbage

C. Howard Aiken

D. Basic Pascal

E.  None of the above

Answer: A

Q2)A collection of eight bits is called

A. Byte

B. Word

C. Record

D. File

E.  None of the above

Answer: A

NOTE :A collection of 4 bits is called a NIBBLE.

          

Q3)The language that is an input for statement translation is called

A. Assembly language

B. Source language

C. High-level language

D. Object language

E.  None of the above

Answer: B

NOTE: STATEMENT TRANSLATOR is INTERPRETER because it translates SOURCE CODE into object code STATEMENT-BY-STATEMENT.

Q4) The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage elements called

A.semiconductor memory

B. registers

C. hard disk

D. magnetic disk

E.  None of the above

Answer: B

          

Q5)Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?

A. ROM

B. control unit

C.  main memory

D.  coprocessor chips

E.  None of the above

Answer: C

Q6)A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is called

A.  A register

B.  A bus

C.  A databus

D.  All of the above

E.   None of the above

Answer: A

Q7)What is the name of the computer which was first used for programming and playing of music?

A.  ELLIAC

B.   ENIAC

C.   UNIVAC

D.   All of the above

E.    None of the above

Answer: A

          

Q8)The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and electrically programmable is

A. ROM

B. PROM

C. RAM

D. EPROM

E.  None of the above

Answer: D

          

Q9)The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called:

A. sorting

B. classifying

C. reproducing

D. summarizing

E.  None of the above

Answer: A

Q10)The time taken for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the magnetic disk is called

A. epoch delay

B.  latency delay

C.  seek time

D.  approach time

E.   None of the above

Answer: C

Q11)A computer has a 1024K memory. What does the letter K stand for

A. Kilometre

B.  Thousand

C.  1024

D.   MB

E.   None of the above

Answer: C

Q12)Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called

A. Mnemonics

B. Symbolic code

C. Gray code

D. Op-code

E.  None of the above

Answer: B

          

Q13)Computer Operators

A. Write computer programs for specific problems

B.  Operate the devices which input and output data from the computer

C.  Normally require a college degree in computer science

D.   All of the above

E.    None of the above

Answer: B

          

Q14)The function of CPU is

A.  to provide a hard copy

B.  to read, interpret and process the information and instruction

C.  to communicate with the operator

D.  to provide external storage of text

E.   None of the above

Answer: B

          

Q15)The transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the

A. First generation

B. Second generation

C. Third generation

D.  Fourth generation

E.   Fifth generation

Answer: B

Q16)A memory bus is mainly used for communication between

A. processor and memory

B. processor and I/O devices

C. I/O devices and memory

D. input device and output device

E.  None of the above

Answer: A

Q17)The main purpose of time sharing techniques used in computers is to make the best use of the

A. CPU

B.  peripherals

C.  seconday storage

D.  floppy disks

E.   None of the above

Answer: A

          

Q18)A file containing relatively permanent data is

A. Random file

B. Transaction file

C. Master file

D. Sequential file

E. None of the above

Answer: C

          

Q20)What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which was built in 1949 at Cambridge University in England?

A. EDVAC

B.  EDSAC

C.  UNIVAC

D.   MARK-I

E.    None of the above

Answer: B

Q21)Who designed the first electronics computer-ENIAC?

A. Van-Neumann

B.  Joseph M Juoquard

C.  J. Presper Ecket and John W Mauchly

D.  All of the above

E.   None of the above

Answer: A

Q22) Which of the following is not a part of the CPU

A. storage unit

B. arithmetic and logic unit

C. program unit

D. control unit

E.  None of the above

Answer: C

          

Q23)Which of the following chips can be reprogrammed with special electric pulses?

A. EPROM

B.  PROM

C.  ROM

D.  EEPROM

E.   None of the above

Answer: D

Q24)Which is a secondary memory device?

A. CPU

B.  ALU

C.  Floppy disk

D.  Mouse

E.   None of the above

Answer: C

Q25)What does that acronym VGA stand for?

A. Extended Graphics Adapter

B. Enhanced Graphics Array

C. Video Graphics Array

D.  Color Graphics Array

E.   Video Graphics Adapter

Answer:c

          

Q26)A floppy disk contains

A. Circular tracks only

B.  Sectors only

C.  Both circular tracks and sector

D.  All of the above

E.   None of the above

Answer: C

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